Miami Marlins: Opening Day roster set; payroll plunges by $58 million

WASHINGTON — After a flurry of roster moves Sunday morning, the Miami Marlins settled on their season-opening team. Shoulder inflammation sent starters Nathan Eovaldi and Henderson Alvarez to the 15-day disabled list, prompting the Marlins to add top prospect Jose Fernandez and Alex Sanabia to the rotation.

Eovaldi and Alvarez are among four players on the 15-day disabled list. The Marlins also placed three -- Logan Morrison, Jose Ceda, and Alfedro Silverio -- on the 60-day DL.

Including all the sidelined players, the Marlins' have an Opening Day on-field payroll of $36.1389 million, down from $93.713 million in 2012. The Marlins last season had 14 players making seven figures. That figure is down to eight, and of those all but Opening Day starter Ricky Nolasco is earning $2.75 million or less.

It should also be noted that the Marlins owe the Diamondbacks $8 million as part of the Heath Bell trade and the Blue Jays $4 million as part of their mega-trade.